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My theme for the 2018 Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is "Cleaning the Clutter"--I might literally be cleaning my closets or figuratively clearing the excess from some other part of my life. I'm sure you can think of other things this could mean for you as well.

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Ask Arlee: Answering Some Questions

Today I'm going to answer some questions posed at L.D. Masterson's blog L.D. Masterson. It was all part of an award, but I left the award at her blog since I already got one of those some time back. But I'll answer the questions to fill up my space today.

The problem here is the questions are about favorites. I usually have a tough time playing favorites because the choice can often depend on time, place, occasion, or whatever. Ask me a favorite and I'll come up with a list. My favorite today may be different tomorrow or next week. I'll play along by naming what comes to mind first or what I'm leaning toward for the moment.

1. Favorite color --Blue. No green. Wait--blue. Green. Blue green?

2. Favorite animal--Elephant. I used to like to draw elephants when I was a kid and I thought I did a pretty good job at that.

3. Favorite number-- 7

4. Favorite non-alcoholic drink--Chocolate milk. Yeah, that's healthy. I have gotten better than I used to be at drinking more water.

5. Favorite alcoholic drink--Brandy mixed with Grand Marnier

6. Facebook or Twitter?--I use Twitter the most, but I find Facebook to be more interesting and functional.

7. Passions--Writing, music, movies.

8. Prefer getting or giving presents?--I hate shopping but I enjoy making people happy by giving them something they like.

9. Favorite City--I could probably live just about anywhere because I can usually find something good about wherever I am. In the U.S. I'd probably opt for Maryville, Tennessee. Outside the U.S. borders I am mighty partial towards the Canadian city of Toronto--I've always loved being there.

10. Favorite TV Shows--I tend to prefer the classics I grew up with like "Twilight Zone", "The Ed Sullivan Show", or "The Jack Benny Show". I have a post planned about television and I'll have more to say about modern TV at that time.

Do you think posts like this are just trivial space fillers? Do you have a hard time playing favorites? Do you want to share any of your own answers (here or on your own blog if you need to fill some space)? Do you have any new questions for future ASK ARLEE posts?

I find them interesting, it helps me know people better. If I get tagged, I'll participate (me being tagged is rare.) And I am horrible when it comes to favorites...should I pick this? Or this? Or this or this or this? That's me!

I don't think these are just fillers either. Always learn something interesting about the blogger - like the elephant thing. Me, too. I'm going to get to ride on one in September in South Africa. Can't wait!

I don't think posts like these are fillers. I think they're fun (and they give you a break from having to figure out what to blog about!). But I'm like you; my favorite things change depending on which day it is. My answers to these questions could change at any given time!

I like this kind of post. It's fun learning more about the bloggers I read.

My favorite city in the US is my hometown, Plymouth, Wisconsin. Outside the US, probably Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where I spent five months!

I don't drink (alcoholic beverages) very often. But I discovered that I really, really like amaretto sours.

My favorite non-alcoholic drink is probably hot tea, of almost any variety.

My favorite color is purple and has been for quite some time.

I don't have a favorite number. What would make a number favorite? Having a special date associated with it? The meaning behind it? In that case, seeing as my birthday involves the numbers 7 and 3 and those are both very Biblically significant numbers, I could say they're my favorites. But I really don't feel differently about any other numbers (except 19. And other prime numbers. Something about them not being divisible by anything other than themselves and 1 annoys me for some reason.)

Andrew -- I like playing the favorites game when I'm feeling lazy about posting. I enjoy reading these posts on other blogs just to see what other people like. It's all pretty trivial for the most part though.

Quanie-- Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

Jamie -- No you're not rambling at all--maybe you should do a favorites post. Lest you get me wrong, I don't drink alcohol very often and usually it's when I don't feel well--it picks me up. One reason I like 7 is because according to the Bible it's the number of perfection.

Sheena-kay-- I'm able to keep up with a lot of friends and relatives through Facebook when I there, which is not often.

Susan GK - I'm with you on that.

Susan Kane-- Good questions: I'm going to add those to my list of future topics.

I too favor the number 7 as I have won some money at the triple 7 slot machines in Vegas over the years.

And recently the old Twilight Zone episodes were on one of the cable channels. I surfed on to it in time to record the first episode in '59 I think it was. I recorded and watched a few. Looking back and seeing the stars before they were stars playing cheesy parts(Shatner was on one) was pretty nostalgic.

No, I don't think this kind of post is just filler, because it provides a glimpse into the person behind the blog, if you know what I mean. As for picking favorites, I'm awful at that, because I like too many things.

Hey Lee, I kind of like these favourites lists, but, like you my 'favourites' change, some of them often, some not so often. I have been sort of fascinated by elephants for a long time, even though I've never known one personally. Favourite colours and numbers I don't understand. I mean, I like a lot of colours,(not dusty rose though)..and numbers? WTF? Who has a favourite number?! Why does no one ever ask what your favourite letter is?...(mine's q...(lower case.))

I enjoy these Q&A posts from the bloggers I know. If you have any of those elephant drawings from long ago, you should scan one and post it. That's all fun stuff, and these days, we need all the fun we can get.

It was fun to learn a tad more about you this way. Elephants are at the top of my list of favorite mammals too. I usually have a hard time picking a favorite anything too--so much to like in this world.

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